JR West Rail Pass

Hi there,

Here are your costs as listed:

1. Kansai airport > Osaka: ¥2200, (51mins, 57km)
2. Osaka > Wakayama: ¥2620, (69mins, 79km)
3. Wakayama > Osaka: ¥2620, (69mins, 79km)
4. Osaka > Kyoto: ¥540, (29mins, 42km)
5. Kyoto > Tokyo: ¥13020, (161mins, 513km)
6. Tokyo > Narita airport terminal 1: ¥2740, (58mins, 79km)

TOTAL: ¥23330 for 6 legs

As you can see, your ticket costs don't exceed the 7 day pass price so you'll certainly be better off buying tickets.

The kansai area pass does not cover the trip to Wakayama city, so that will have to be made separately. Because of this it's not going to be good value to buy the JR West rail pass as you are unlikely to spend the minimum ¥6000 on other rail that you need to to make it economical.

You can look up train timetables and costs at the hyperdia travel planning website and learn how to use Hyperdia for Japan Rail Pass holders through our video blog.

Hope this helps!